Google+ drops age limit to 13 years and olderPosted by fredartee on February 3rd, 2012

Google has today announced that they are officially opening Google+ to users ages 13 down a few years from the original 18 years or older policy. Of course, together with this, Google has placed additional safety features such as opting in on audio and video content that is age sensitive.

Additional safety features include the option of just being able to view stuff that is deemed safe for the eyes of minors so I’m assuming these are videos and pictures that are wholesome.

You can check out more information over at Google+’s Blog site.

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Magisto comes to the iPhonePosted by fredartee on December 16th, 2011

Magisto started out as a web-based video editing service that provides automatic video-editing features that turn your unedited video into a fully produced clip in an instant.

Now, the service has been brought to the iPhone and will iOS users editing their videos in no time. It’s features include transitions, effects and the option to choose a soundtrack for your video.

You can check out more about the service from Magisto’s site. Magisto is available for download from the Android MarketPlace

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The new Motorola XT615 featuredPosted by fredartee on November 21st, 2011

Motorola announced a new phone to be offered in Taiwan and this one will be called the Motorola XT615. The phone will be offered exclusively to Taiwan right now and will be released sometime in December.
This mid-level device will feature an 800MHz processor supported with 512MB of RAM. It’s screen will come in the form of a 4-inch FWVGA touchscreen with a pixel resolution of 854 x 480.
The device will be available for $360 for an unlocked version.

Motorola announced a new phone to be offered in Taiwan and this one will be called the Motorola XT615. The phone will be offered exclusively to Taiwan right now and will be released sometime in December.
This mid-level device will feature an 800MHz processor supported with 512MB of RAM. It’s screen will come in the form of a 4-inch FWVGA touchscreen with a pixel resolution of 854 x 480.
The device will be available for $360 for an unlocked version.

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Disc Dumbbell makes good use of your dusty CDs and DVDsPosted by fredartee on October 7th, 2011

We’ve reached the dawn that CD’s and DVDs are losing their value, many are turning to external harddrives, cloud storage and streaming services for their movies, audio and other files. Question is, what will you do with the pile of DVDs and CDs you have in your room?
Well, there’s this new concept designed by one Seung-il Kim which will allow you to recycle your old discs by turning it into weights for your dumbbells. It’s a rather smart idea and I hate for something like this to never moving to production status.
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Windows Phone Manager Joe Marini fired after tweeting about unannounced Nokia devicePosted by fredartee on September 22nd, 2011

Joe Marini, a Windows Phone Manager that has been with Microsoft from 2003 was forced to leave the company today following a tweet about an upcoming Windows Phone.
He started with a tweet saying:  “I just got a chance to try out one of the slickest looking #Nokia phones I have ever seen. Soon, you will too! #wp7″
This tweet prompted a follower to ask him how he would rate the device. In all stupidity, Marini answered with: “Overall I would say an 8. Solid feel, good camera, responsive UI, and nice little touches on the body construction”
Another follower then asked him why only give an 8 and he answered with the tweet that I think is what pushed him over the ledge.
The tweet went: “Yea, the camera was good, but I didn’t have optimal lighting. I’d like a larger screen too.”
With his last tweet, he practically gave away the phone’s strengths and weaknesses which is something that corporate spies get paid for.
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Netflix transfers its DVD-delivery rentals to QwiksterPosted by fredartee on September 20th, 2011

Netflix, to obviously focus their digital rentals which comprises of both home entertainment digital movie rentals and mobile digital movie rentals, have transferred their DVD-Disk only operations to a company called Qwikster. I still can’t believed how long it has been since Netflix started as I remember their DVD-by-mail service being around since the early part of last decade.
Now, Qwikster will handle the DVD-by-mail part along with game rentals. Mind you, that although the company is part of Netflix, it will act as a completely separate entity, so we can expect the service to be altered from billing to user interface.
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